From first-year students exploring their first lab to juniors diving into enzyme research, UNCG students are discovering what’s possible when you just say yes to opportunities.
Even during summer, research continues to grow across UNCG – from a garden in the park to a ginger plant and fungal sample in the lab. Students are also growing in knowledge, using these projects as opportunities for independent summer research, thanks to support from URSCO.
We asked URSCO Director Mitch Croatt why students benefit from undergraduate research experiences – even if being a researcher for life isn’t the goal. Here’s what he said. Last week, I had the pleasure of moderating two panels of faculty members to talk with first-year undergrads about undergraduate research. These… Continue reading…
April 13, 2026 – April 15, 2026 Are you looking for: -The conference that celebrates undergraduate researchers in all fields of study-The opportunity to network with the larger research community -The chance to enhance one’s resume by presenting at the only national UR conference space that’s also for faculty and mentors to… Continue reading…
UNCG Department of Media Studies leverages grant funding, technology, expertise, and campus partnerships to help local elementary students create a dance film.
UNCG’s Humanities at Work program celebrated its inaugural class at a showcase where students presented all they had learned.
UNCG’s first African American student, JoAnne Smart Drane ’60, shares a poignant conversation with the student artists who created a mural in her honor in the Foust Building.
Janae Wofford sought a chance to join a lab as soon as possible. Going into her senior year, she will dig deeper into a tree she found in the nearby woods, which may provide answers to deadly “superbugs.”
Natalia Fagundez’s passion for languages led her to Lloyd International Honors College, where she pursued a customized interdisciplinary curriculum that elevated her special education degree with study abroad, research, and service opportunities.
Students in art, biology, AADS, drama, theatre, and political science won first place awards at the 19th Annual Carolyn and Norwood Thomas Research and Creativity Expo.
